The year was 1895. Pro football was not a thing, and James Naismith had invented basketball just four years prior. The Wright brothers had yet to take flight, and railroads were the backbone of the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville said its Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, Kevin Bacon, passed away Tuesday at the age of 16. Kevin came to Zoo Knoxville in 2010 and became a favorite ambassador and was ...

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A Florida conman who claimed he was billionaire Elon Musk stole $600,000 from an elderly woman whom he promised millions in return, according to police. Jeffrey Moynihan, 55, impersonated the world’s ...

The novelty of a wood burning fireplace wears off when you have to trudge outside to grab a bundle of logs. Installing a wood burning stove can be expensive, and once it’s running, it produces ash ...

A former Cracker Barrel executive who helped launch the company in 1969 has denounced the logo controversy that drew national attention to the restaurant chain. In an Aug. 28 interview with News ...

On the internet I saw an article about 10 great places to visit over Labor Day weekend. Such articles could feature 10 places to visit where Abraham Lincoln got his hair cut while living in Indiana or ...

Lela Johnson, 97, was a member of one of the oldest Black churches in North Carolina. She recalls lugging water from the nearby springs for the building and carrying wood before service to make a fire ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...